jetijegen
/dʒetidʒeɡen/ · plural jetijegenle
the Big Dipper, Ursa Major — Known from the tongue twister jetijegen jeter jerine jetmey qayıtmaz "the Big Dipper will not return to its place without completing its path". Tenishev and Suyunchev 1989 marks the word rare.
- jetijegen kökde jıltıraydı — the Big Dipper shines in the sky
- jetijegende jeti julduz bardı — there are seven stars in the Big Dipper
- bu keçe jetijegenni kördük — tonight we saw the Big Dipper
- jetijegen jeter jerine jetmey qayıtmaz — the Big Dipper will not return without reaching the place it is to reach
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | jetijegenthe Big Dipper | jetijegenimmy Big Dipper | jetijegeniŋyour Big Dipper | jetijegenihis Big Dipper | jetijegenibizour Big Dipper | jetijegenigizyou all's Big Dipper | jetijegenleritheir Big Dippers |
| Genitive | jetijegennithe Big Dipper's | jetijegenimimy Big Dipper's | jetijegeniŋiyour Big Dipper's | jetijegeninihis Big Dipper's | jetijegenibizniour Big Dipper's | jetijegenigizniyou all's Big Dipper's | jetijegenlerinitheir Big Dippers' |
| Accusative | jetijegennithe Big Dipper (as the object) | jetijegenimimy Big Dipper (as the object) | jetijegeniŋiyour Big Dipper (as the object) | jetijegeninhis Big Dipper (as the object) | jetijegenibizniour Big Dipper (as the object) | jetijegenigizniyou all's Big Dipper (as the object) | jetijegenlerintheir Big Dippers (as the object) |
| Dative | jetijegenŋeto the Big Dipper | jetijegenimeto my Big Dipper | jetijegeniŋeto your Big Dipper | jetijegenineto his Big Dipper | jetijegenibizgeto our Big Dipper | jetijegenigizgeto you all's Big Dipper | jetijegenlerineto their Big Dippers |
| Locative | jetijegendein / at the Big Dipper | jetijegenimdein / at my Big Dipper | jetijegeniŋdein / at your Big Dipper | jetijegenindein / at his Big Dipper | jetijegenibizdein / at our Big Dipper | jetijegenigizdein / at you all's Big Dipper | jetijegenlerindein / at their Big Dippers |
| Ablative | jetijegendenfrom the Big Dipper | jetijegenimdenfrom my Big Dipper | jetijegeniŋdenfrom your Big Dipper | jetijegenindenfrom his Big Dipper | jetijegenibizdenfrom our Big Dipper | jetijegenigizdenfrom you all's Big Dipper | jetijegenlerindenfrom their Big Dippers |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | jetijegenlethe Big Dippers | jetijegenlerimmy Big Dippers | jetijegenleriŋyour Big Dippers | jetijegenlerihis Big Dippers | jetijegenleribizour Big Dippers | jetijegenlerigizyou all's Big Dippers | jetijegenleritheir Big Dippers |
| Genitive | jetijegenlenithe Big Dippers' | jetijegenlerimimy Big Dippers' | jetijegenleriŋiyour Big Dippers' | jetijegenlerinihis Big Dippers' | jetijegenleribizniour Big Dippers' | jetijegenlerigizniyou all's Big Dippers' | jetijegenlerinitheir Big Dippers' |
| Accusative | jetijegenlenithe Big Dippers (as the object) | jetijegenlerimimy Big Dippers (as the object) | jetijegenleriŋiyour Big Dippers (as the object) | jetijegenlerinhis Big Dippers (as the object) | jetijegenleribizniour Big Dippers (as the object) | jetijegenlerigizniyou all's Big Dippers (as the object) | jetijegenlerintheir Big Dippers (as the object) |
| Dative | jetijegenlegeto the Big Dippers | jetijegenlerimeto my Big Dippers | jetijegenleriŋeto your Big Dippers | jetijegenlerineto his Big Dippers | jetijegenleribizgeto our Big Dippers | jetijegenlerigizgeto you all's Big Dippers | jetijegenlerineto their Big Dippers |
| Locative | jetijegenledein / at the Big Dippers | jetijegenlerimdein / at my Big Dippers | jetijegenleriŋdein / at your Big Dippers | jetijegenlerindein / at his Big Dippers | jetijegenleribizdein / at our Big Dippers | jetijegenlerigizdein / at you all's Big Dippers | jetijegenlerindein / at their Big Dippers |
| Ablative | jetijegenledenfrom the Big Dippers | jetijegenlerimdenfrom my Big Dippers | jetijegenleriŋdenfrom your Big Dippers | jetijegenlerindenfrom his Big Dippers | jetijegenleribizdenfrom our Big Dippers | jetijegenlerigizdenfrom you all's Big Dippers | jetijegenlerindenfrom their Big Dippers |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: jetijegenleri can mean "his / her Big Dippers", "their Big Dipper", or "their Big Dippers" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.